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CVE-2026-90410

kernel: spi: davinci: switch to managed controller allocation

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 17, 2026

Updated · October 20, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) davinci component. A timing issue exists during the deallocation of the SPI controller, where its memory can be freed before the associated interrupt handler is fully drained. This can lead to a use-after-free vulnerability, allowing a late interrupt to access already-freed memory. The most significant consequence of this flaw is system instability, potentially leading to a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference